donation method

Abstract

A method of donating to a beneficiary is disclosed. The method includes presenting online, using computational means of an administrator, a product donated by a donor. The product is associated with at least one beneficiary. The administrator receives payment for the product from the buyer, a beneficiary or an intermediary for the sale of the product. The administrator, when payment is received from the buyer or the intermediary, sends a donation deducted from the payment to the beneficiary.

1 . A method for donating to a beneficiary, the method including the steps of:
 presenting online, using computational means of an administrator, a product donated by a donor and for sale to a buyer, the product being associated with the beneficiary;   enabling the administrator to receive payment from the buyer, beneficiary or an intermediary for the sale of said product; and   enabling the administrator, when the payment is received directly from the buyer or the intermediary, to send a donation deducted from the payment to the beneficiary, wherein the product is a good and/or service.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of enabling the administrator to receive payment includes enabling the computational means to receive payment from the buyer, beneficiary or a financial institution system. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of enabling the administrator to send the donation involves enabling the computational means to send an electronic donation deducted from the payment to the beneficiary. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of enabling the administrator to send payment involves enabling the computational means to send a donation in the form of a cheque or cash deducted from the payment to the beneficiary. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the payment of the donation is automatically performed subsequent to the receiving of the payment. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, prior to the step of presenting, the method includes the step of filtering by beneficiary, products donated by the donor and for sale to the buyers. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein prior to the step of presenting, the method includes enabling the donor of the product to associate the product with one or more beneficiaries, and the method includes a step of sending a donation to each of the beneficiaries. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein, prior to the step of enabling the donor to associate the product with one or more beneficiaries, the method includes the step of allowing the donor to register the product for sale. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the donation is equal to the payment. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the donation is less than the payment and the difference between the payment and the donation includes an administration fee. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the difference includes a freight payment, and the freight payment is forwarded to either the donor or to the buyer who directly forwards the freight payment to the donor. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1  including auctioning the product. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  including generating a tax receipt for the donation and sending the receipt to the donor. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the tax receipt is generated by the administrator and the administrator sends the receipt to the donor. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the product is a good and service. 
     
     
         16 . A method for donating to one or more beneficiaries, the method including the steps of:
 presenting, with computational means of an administrator, a product donated by a donor and for sale to a buyer, the product being associated with the or each beneficiary;   receiving, with the computational means and from a financial institution system, confirmation of payment for the sale of said product by the buyer; and   sending, with the computational means and to the financial institution system, a request for a donation taken from the payment to be paid to the beneficiary.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the method includes the steps of generating a tax receipt by the administrator for the donation, and the administrator sending the receipt to the donor. 
     
     
         18 . A method for donating to a beneficiary, the method including the steps of:
 presenting online, using computational means of an administrator, a product donated by a donor and for sale to a buyer, the product being associated with the beneficiary;   auctioning the product;   enabling the administrator to receive payment from the buyer, beneficiary or an intermediary for the sale of said product;   enabling the administrator, when the payment is received directly from the buyer or the intermediary, to send a donation deducted from the payment to the beneficiary; and   enabling the administrator, on behalf of the beneficiary, to generate a tax receipt and send the tax receipt to the donor, wherein the product is a good and/or service.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the product is a good and service.